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2025-08-19 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the July 15 and July 31 minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the July 15 regular-session and July 31 special-session minutes.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Approve the court-cost ordinance on second readingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1143 on second reading, concerning municipal court penalties and costs.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
Approve the August 19 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the consent agenda collectively: Heritage Park work, resurfacing nine streets, surplus fire hoses, three grant applications, replacement dumpsters, and the next retail-package-store application and selection schedule.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Appoint Reita Witt to Curtis’s advisory committee groupCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Reita Witt’s appointment to fill a vacancy in Curtis’s Council Advisory Committee group.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Abstain
- Eaton: Abstain
Evaluate downtown property for parking and dumpstersCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council authorized an appraisal, a Phase I environmental assessment, and a City Manager offer based on appraised value for potential downtown parking and dumpster consolidation.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Add Hammerhill sidewalks to long-term planningCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council directed that the sidewalk project be added to the City Manager’s long-term plan and brought back with more property-owner input.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Rezone and offer 2201 Decatur Pike for saleCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council passed a motion to rezone the property from B-3 to R-2 and put it on the market. The entry records this motion, not completion of the rezoning or sale.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Set Board of Education term limitsCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected the motion to amend Charter Article XX to set Board of Education term limits. The minutes list Sherlin among the nays with a note that he passed on the first roll call.
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
Support the downtown improvement grant partnershipCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Under Resolution 2025-24, Council authorized financial coordination and partnership with SETO and Main Street for the downtown improvement grant.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Require building-code qualifications for relevant staffCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council passed a motion to amend Title 13-III to require residential and commercial building-code qualifications for staff involved with dilapidated buildings.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Nay
- Curtis: Abstain
Reduce Council Advisory Committee appointmentsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council reduced appointments per councilmember from five to three, effective after the November 2026 election.
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Sherlin: Abstain
Rescind approval of Veterans Park poles and bannersCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rescinded the earlier approval to install poles and banners at Veterans Park. These minutes identify the earlier motion as October 13, 2023.
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
Nine-street STBG-L resurfacing award approvedCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council
Council unanimously approved RFB 25-10 to Rogers Group for nine streets totaling 3.94 miles. The supporting packet states a ,683,300 unit-price bid, ,888,102 estimated construction cost including testing and inspection, and ,067,000 project budget. Payment depends on actual quantities and the bituminous-material index. Consent agenda including RFB 25-10 passed. Recorded roll call: YEAS — Duggan, Pelley, Sherlin, Curtis, Eaton; NAYS — none recorded.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
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Proceed with Fire Station 3 designCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved moving forward with Wold Architects and Engineers on the Fire Station 3 design process.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Proceed with Fire Station #3 designCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Councilmember Pelley moved to approve going forward with the designing process with Wold Architects and Engineers; seconded by Vice Mayor Curtis.
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Allocate $4,000 for WWII aircraft at the USS Ware reunionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council allocated $4,000 to the Commemorative Air Force for WWII aircraft appearances at McMinn County Airport supporting the October 10 USS Ware reunion.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Adjourn the August 19 meetingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council adjourned at 8:34 p.m.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
2025-08-13 · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve June 11, 2025 meeting minutesSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve the June 11, 2025 meeting minutes.
Motion carried; vote details not listed
Moved by Ersa Henry; seconded by Randy Dowling.
Conditionally fund a Pumpkintown boothSister Cities Committee · Outcome not stated
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Fund the Pumpkintown booth and an activity if Denso volunteers participate.
Motion made and seconded; no vote or disposition recorded
Moved by Larry Eaton; seconded by Betty Ruleman.
Fund October 2025 Japan-trip supportSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Fund travel and accommodations plus a translator stipend for the October Japan trip, not to exceed $6,000.
Motion carried; vote details not listed
Moved by Ersa Henry; seconded by Randy Dowling.
2025-08-07 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve June 5, 2025 meeting minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve the June 5 meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Timberly Guffey.
Take new business before old businessHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Address new business before the historic-overlay discussion.
No objection recorded; individual votes not listed
Moved by Shawn McKeehan.
2025-07-31 · City Council · Called session
Deny the retail package-store certificate of complianceCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Deny the certificate of compliance for the proposed retail package store at 312 Congress Parkway South.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Change Charter provisions for mayor and council compensationCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Remove fixed mayor and council salaries from the Charter and require future compensation changes to be set by ordinance.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Postpone the education-charter discussion to August 11, 2025City Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Postpone proposed Article XX Department of Education Charter changes to the August 11, 2025 work session.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
Reject the challenge to the chairCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Challenge the chair after the mayor called the meeting to order during discussion of dilapidated-structure code amendments.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
- Duggan: Nay
2025-07-15 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the June 17 minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the June 17 regular-session minutes.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Adopt updated fire and building codes on second readingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1142 on second reading to adopt the listed 2021 international codes and create an Existing Building Code chapter.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Refer the Cook Park splash pad for review and planningCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved an amendment referring the splash-pad request to the Recreation Advisory Board for a recommendation and to the City Manager for long-term planning. A separate vote followed on the amended motion.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Approve design plans for Regional Park recreation officesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Allen & Hoshall’s proposal for design plans and construction drawings to renovate the Regional Park house for Parks and Recreation offices.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Approve the July 15 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the consent agenda collectively, covering stormwater property, View Street design, IT upgrades, downtown planning, Veterans Park monuments, an SRO grant, and Police and Public Works vehicles.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Postpone the Veterans Park banner discussionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council postponed the banner-installation item to the August 11 work session.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Authorize installation of park benchesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council authorized the City Manager to complete bench installation under the item covering Cook Drive, Veterans Park, and Ingleside Park.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Survey Hammerhill Road residents about sidewalksCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved a survey of Hammerhill Road residents concerning right-of-way impacts and willingness to participate in the sidewalk project.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Proceed with Lee Drive annexation and rezoningCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council authorized proceeding with annexation and R-3 rezoning for Lee Drive parcel 47K A 022.00.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Reappoint Sam Stephens to the Planning CommissionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Sam Stephens’s reappointment to the Athens Municipal Regional Planning Commission.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Move Beer Board meetings after City CouncilCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected moving the Beer Board meeting from 5:30 p.m. to immediately after City Council.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Duggan: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
Approve artificial turf for five Regional Park infieldsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Baseline Sports Construction’s proposal to design and install artificial turf on five infields at Regional Park.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Livestream the July 31 meetingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved livestreaming the July 31 special meeting.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Move work sessions to 6 p.m.City Council · FAILED — lack of second
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Eaton proposed moving work sessions from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The motion received no second.
Moved by Eaton.
Set proposed court costs at $100 instead of $120City Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected the amendment to set the proposed court costs at $100 rather than $120.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Duggan: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
Approve the court-cost ordinance on first readingCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council passed the original motion for Ordinance 1143 on first reading after rejecting the $100 amendment.
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
Approve the amended Cook Park splash-pad referralCity Council · PASSED — as amended
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council passed the amended motion referring the splash-pad request for a Recreation Advisory Board recommendation and inclusion in long-term planning. This was not construction approval.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Set proposed court costs at $105City Council · FAILED — lack of second
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Sherlin proposed setting the court fee at $105 rather than $120. The amendment received no second.
Moved by Sherlin.
Adjourn the July 15 meetingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
2025-07-07 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve corrected June 30, 2025 work session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the June 30, 2025 work session minutes after correcting Eric Newberry's name and the spelling of Decatur Pike.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Frances Witt-McMahan.
Approve the May 27, 2025 work session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the May 27, 2025 work session minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Steve Sherlin.
Approve the May 5, 2025 regular meeting minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the May 5, 2025 regular meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Eric Newberry.
Approve driveway access for Drip Kitchen and Coffee HousePlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve commercial driveway access for Drip Kitchen and Coffee House on Decatur Pike and Mission Street.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Steve Sherlin; seconded by Eric Newberry.
Approve the Hicks final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the four-lot Betty Hicks final plat off County Roads 132 and 134.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Frances Witt-McMahan; seconded by Eric Newberry.
This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.